Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-04
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STILL BOOMING.
THIS WEEKS RECORD OF
=, PROGRESS AND M
PROVEMENTS.
Every Week gives New Impetus
to the Boom which
Is Ours.
Building Lots Changing Hands,
r. New Buildings to be Built---
Others Improved.
STILL BOOMING.

Last week We gave = long list of build
ings which would be built this spring
and summer. This week we shall add a
few more to the list. 1t will be seen from
the facts we give about new buildings
that Austin will be a very busy place
when spring opens. We predict that,
during this year, every vacant lot on
Main street, between McClellsnd's block
and Oleson's, will be built on: also sever
al of the lots on the Court House Square.
So long as there is such a demand for
stores as there is at present, stores will be
built.
Never before in the history of Austin,
was there a time when there were no va
cant stores. Snch IS the case at present.
Seven stores have been rented recently,
the last one, this week, to parties from
Preston, who have taken a half of the
Mason building for bakery. If there
were more, they conld be readily rented.
Men understand this, and are therefore
willing to invest their money1n buildings.
The Building Association will begin to
Fbaild houses this spring. They have al.
ready received applications for loans,
WHICH will be accommodated. When the
people thoroughly understand the system
there Will be q great demand for loans.
From the applications already made it is
estimated that more than 100 houses will
be built.
The arrangements which have been
made the past week fer getting stone from
Dodge Center will be of great advantage
to builders e..
Following are some of the improve
ments to be made:
The NJ. E. church is raising subscrip-
| ton to build new church and parsonage
ossothe corner lots south of the old church.
Fran the success they have met with, 1t
isAulta probable that the church will be
built. The old church Will be
sold to the city, to be used as a school
hoslse.
The Odd Fellows are making arrange
! ments to build on the corner of Bridge
and Chatham streets. There
are several parties who would rent the
ground floor, in case they build. When
this corner is built, the adjoining lots
| will soon be built on.
! Henry Crane has bought of l.. French
and George Litchfeld 90 feet in the rea,
of store occupied by E. Jacobs, and viii
| extend the store.
A. Fleck will build an addition to the
Fleek House. The dining room will be
enlarged and new rooms added.
j.. E, Robinson will make extensive
improvements in the Davidson House
which he has recently bought.
j, F. Cook will build on his vacant lot
on Main street if the lot, between hi,
and G. L. Vests is built en-. There i!
scarcely doubt but that these lots viii
be built on. The Mason store will bt
partitloned, making two fine stores, one
of which is already rented
GIL West has sold two building lot:
on Main street to G. W. Smith of Wells
who will build on them.
F. A. 'Ticknor expects to build on the
corner where his present residence is. L.
f. Sachle has BOUGHT FIVE lots Of Rich
ardson, Day & Co., and has put up al
ice house between Engle's Mill and tn,
r. r. bridge.
J. Quincy expects to build two house
this spring.
G. w. johnson has made arrangement
to build house this spring.
From the above 1t will be seen that tn
building this year, promises to be yer,
extensive. If no more buildings wer
put up, than those we have already men
toned, it would make splendid show
ing, but these are but small part Of til
buildings which Will be put up this year